Standard Chartered Bank

Senior Manager, Financial Reporting

Recruiter
Standard Chartered Bank
Location
London, UK
Salary
Competitive
Posted
16 Jul 2019
Closes
27 Jul 2019
Ref
1209938590
Job role
Accountant
Sector
Accounting - Public practice
Experience level
Manager
About Standard Chartered
We are a leading international bank focused on helping people and companies prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

To us, good performance is about much more than turning a profit. It's about showing how you embody our valued behaviours - do the right thing, better together and never settle - as well as our brand promise, Here for good.

We're committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base.


The Role Responsibilities
  • Ensuring accuracy, integrity and timely submission of all IFRS pack reporting using UK general ledgers as source.
  • Work with GFS and the Systems team in developing standard PSGL rules, related processes and controls across the Bank (including IAS 21).
  • Establishment and implementation of a standardised reporting management policy across the UK general ledger for all Fair Value accounts
  • Help prepare quarterly CFO/CEO review pack with comments on major movements on all balance sheet and P/L lines
  • Developing and implementing new procedures to enhance the reporting process as necessary including monthly balance sheet movement analysis
  • Challenging current practices and procedures
  • Liaison with GFD regarding queries from packs submitted and technical accounting issues
  • Identification of weaknesses in current processes and developing and implementing effective solutions
  • Supervision of report preparation team at GFS
  • Review and approval of late journals passed by Product Control
  • Manage the UK Intercompany quarterly reconciliations and engage with the Central Intercompany Team (CIT) to improve the process
  • Developing and implementing new procedures to enhance the reporting and controls process as necessary. Work with the Balance Sheet Substantiation Team to ensure successful implementation of the next phase of the Reconciliation and Substantiation framework.
  • Implement and enhance the review around disclosures for the UK IFRS pack.
  • Sign off Country Finance owned accounts in FCS
  • Support the roll out of the new ledger (ASPIRE)
  • Interaction with internal and external auditors


Our Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will ideally have the following skills and experience:
  • Qualified accountant (preferably ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA)
  • Proven ability in financial and management accounting and a strong background in reporting
  • Up to date theoretical and practical knowledge of IFRS and its implications on reporting
  • Practical experience with reporting systems and tools
  • Sound knowledge of Financial Markets Products
  • A self-starter and creative thinker with the ability to set and manage their own agenda with the overall UK Country Finance Agenda
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to drive change effectively with staff of all levels


Personal Profile
  • Good team player with previous experience in managing a small team.
  • Solution driven, with creative and lateral thinking.
  • Self-starter with a drive to instigate initiatives and changes.
  • Confident, flexible and a sense of materiality / priority.
  • Ability to adapt proactively to customer needs.
  • Good communication, influencing and relationship development skills.


Apply now to join the Bank for those with big career ambitions.

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